25 Vintage Paperbacks that Time Forgot

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“The luscious blonde actress was Hollywood’s hottest discovery until a killer cast her in the role of a cold, cold corpse,” says the blurb on The Dame. “Lovie flaunted her charms. Sucker bait was what she called it,” screams another on Passionate Lovie.

Welcome to the world of vintage paperbacks from the late 1940s to early 1970s – a publishing phenomenon of the time and now a highly collectible genre. Sexism, violence and lines like “A hard-boiled ex-cop. A hard-boiled dame. A hard-boiled murder,” were commonplace. How can you ever forget titles like The Brass Cupcake, Desire in the Ozarks and Knee-Deep in Death?

Whether you're a connoisseur of cops and robbers, an amateur private eye, or just out for a thrill a minute, enjoy.
Dive into the gritty underbelly and visit a place and time when you could easily meet a buxom blonde bombshell - but not trust her as far as you could throw her.